Enjoyed director Angus Wall’s Netflix documentary movie, Being Eddie? Want something stylistically or thematically similar to keep the entertainment going?

OK, not a problem. After you watch Being Eddie check out these movies as additional viewing:

48 Hrs. (1982)

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Eddie Murphy launches his movie career with this ‘buddy cop’ action-comedy from director Walter Hill. 48 Hrs. focuses on a hard-nosed cop played by Nick Nolte, who teams up with Murphy’s wise-cracking criminal for some hilarious hijinks. (96 mins)

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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

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Martin Brest directs this beloved action-comedy about a Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation in Beverly Hills. Murphy leads Beverly Hills Cop alongside a support cast which includes Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, and Steven Berkoff. (105 mins)

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The Nutty Professor (1996)

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Eddie Murphy takes on multiple roles in this fabulous slapstick ’90s comedy about a good-natured professor who becomes so desperate to lose weight he turns himself into an obnoxious ass hole. Tom Shadyc directs The Nutty Professor, while Murphy dons plenty of prosthetics to play various family members. (95 mins)

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Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983)

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Breaking away from feature films for a moment for this raucous stand-up comedy routine which was taped live back in 1983. Delirious brings laughs aplenty, with Murphy on fine form while decked out in one truly iconic red leather outfit. (69 mins)

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Saturday Night (2024)

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Back to feature-films now for Jason Reitman’s biographical drama Saturday Night, which recreates the opening night of popular US television show, Saturday Night Live. Gabriel LaBelle, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O’Brien, Matt Wood, and Finn Wolfhard feature amongst the cast. (109 mins)

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John Candy: I Like Me (2025)

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And finally, John Candy: I Like Me is a docu-movie focusing on the life and career of legenday Canadian actor, John Candy. Colin Hanks directs, while the documentary includes input from Bill Murray, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Tom Hanks, Catherine O’Hara, Mel Brooks, and Steve Martin amongst others. (113 mins)

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